Jesse Saldana-Alvarez, 19

I didn't know you much, but I did know you were friends with my little brother Tre'Von. I send my condolences out to your family because I know exactly what their going through. R.I.P "Ghost" and Baby Bro Tre.....You guys are resting in paradise.

Jesse,you were always a respectful young man to me. I loved you as a son(never to take your mother's place). You were there for me"). When I asked you questions you were truthful. Remember spring break. I asked where were you and your friend going you replied "GOING TO THE BEACH TO PICK UP GIRLS". I told you and your friend to treat young ladies with respect and to return home early. You came back early and said I'm back and everything was O.K. You will be missed. Jesse we have cried and said prayers togather. Just know that my arms are wrapped around you during this time of loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. Rest in paradise. Stop the VIOLENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jessie one of my close friends.. He was a very good person he was one of those special people out that just captivated ur heart just by talking.. My deepest sorrow 4 ur family I know the pain ur going through.. rest in Peace my dear friend..

Today's Headlines - Homicide Report: 19 killings last week in L.A. County, at least seven gang-related.

This just in..... Mayor Antonio Villarigosa and the Los Angeles City Council have unilaterally decided illegal acts will no longer considered crimes. Furthermore, in agreement with the Obama Administration's stance on the issue, the word ILLEGAL will no longer be utilized due to its offensive nature and demeaning inference toward minority criminals. Under the new U.S. ruling body of czars, all comrade criminals are to be afforded the freedom to commit crime in order to exercise their rights. A protest of civil disobedience currently being organized will demonstrate these rights and to protest against the use of the "I" word. Furthermore, the word ILLEGAL
will hence be stricken from all California Codes and Federal Government documents, since it no longer has any tangible meaning in our
society. For further interpretation of this post, contact your local ACLU.

Antonio De Guadalupe Jr,
this is by far one of the best posts I have seen. Well played my friend.....well played.
LA county (jaurez mexico) is turning into quite the how do I say.......oh you fill in the blank.

Huh? Where did you get that headline Antonio?

JESSE , a beloved father who always worked and came home to our daughter after work..... i still cant beleave you were taken from us in this short life that you had.......you were proud of our little family we had thats all you ever wanted.......but our family got torn apart after this tragedy when you passed away......jesse i need you back in our lives in our daughters life but i know that will not happen .... i miss you so much and love you...i rember all the funny things that you did even on the last day you spent with us to make us laugh, i miss all of that...i will never forget you........ i know that our daughter will be asking about you and i will just tell her everything that her daddy done for us... i will make sure that she will always rember you because you are everything to her and she is your everything.... i know that our daughter knows that you are still here with us she loves you and misses you so much ...she is still waiting for you to come home....she still is asking for her daddy......she will never forget you....JESSE just Rest.In.Peace i know that you are still with us but you are in a better place now as much as i want you back our family back i know that you are in a safe plce watching over us our guardian angel<3 Jesse Baby i know you are with my grandmother and your friend trevon in heaven living life up in heaven in paradise...until we meet again and our family is back together i as well as our daughter will miss and love you till the end......anyone out there who knows anything about what happend to jesse please contact the police i want closure for my daughter and my self and his family our daughter lost her father for no reason...Jesse rember that we all love you down here and miss you so much<3
love alawys your one and only and your little princess we will never forget you we love you and miss you very much<3

@ Antonio de Guadalupe Jr - very well said! Thank you.

Jesse was my best friend but someone took him away from me, his friends, and his family. We had alot of fun times but now they're just memories. I still cant believe you're gone. It feels like the longest, scariest nightmare. I will no longer see u which really has me heartbroken. Life isnt the same without you. I want you to come back. When i found out what happened i was speechless. Now ur in a better place watching over us with Tre'von. We will meet again one day. I cant wait.
R.I.P. Jesse & Tre'von.
You will be forever missed.

Jesse-
Closure for you family is in my prayers everyday Jesse. I pray that whoever is responsible for taking you from us so soon pays for every bit of saddness and hurt they have caused. You were such a goof ball.. or what I loved to call you.. "Goober" lol. But always so nice and warm to have around. You were so loving and how much you loved and cared for your Mimi just melted my heart. You were a great father and I know you did you best to provide and keep smiles on her face. We will make sure of it that she heres all there is to know about you and will always keep the memory of you in our hearts and everyday lives. You may not be here in body, but we all know you are here in spirit and are watching over Mimi and Breana everyday. We love you and miss you Jesse. Godbless you and your family!
Ashley Cabrera

Ms. Garvey may I ask why you continue to censor my comments regarding some statistics that were pulled from your paper, and then when I make a comment about being censored.....you censor those comments?

JJ-

Your comment was not approved for two reasons.

1) It was unclear what concerns about illegal immigration had to do with the killing of Jesse Saldana-Alvarez.

2) It repeated information falsely attributed to the Los Angeles Times. To read our Readers Representative post addressing this purported information please go to: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/readers/2007/11/internet-immigr.html

Was dude a banger? Someone wrote "RIP Ghost". Another sad day reading about another young Mexican dying on the streets.

To all his friends: Do your amigo right and do whats right for society. Be good citizens, good parents, make an honest living and represent the Mexican people proud. Leave all that thug-life/gang calgada for the birds. Rise up and define yourself, in the right way...

Citizen X, great and powerful comments.

RIP Ghost n Debo
-fat boogie

Jesse:
U were like my big bro always foolin around wit me and Evee I swear I dnt no how many times u made her cry but it was kinda funny but now that ur gone who's going 2 b there 2 make her cry . All the memories we had wit everyone were just funny like how u tried 2 reject now that was funny. Well u know that eveyone loves u and we will always miss u and talk about all the fun times we had 2gether. I just hope u take care of mimi nd Briana be there guardian angel. Tell me how
my grandma's doin.

R.I.P.DEBO AND GHOsT gone but never forgotten may you rest in paradise

Man....I remember Brianna ALWAYS talkin about you Jess. You would be spoiling Bri like crazy during her pregnancy! Bri had her little fits, and all with one call, BAM you were there.

When I went to the baby's baptism, it was soo crazy how attached I saw Mariah! Mariah loves you. Brianna loves you. They need you Jess. It kills me to see my girl this way and to think how little Mariah is going to grow up without you. I know your spirit is out there somewhere...but, wherever you are...give us all a sign...send us anyone who knows anything man...help us find out who those sorry people are dude. Do it for your girls!

I remember when your alter was up in the street, I came across two men. One of them clearly stated that it was around four or five in the morning. I believe he was headed to work, I'm not so sure, but I do believe he works near the scene of the crime.

Jess, I know your in a better place. Bless YOU, BRIANNA and MARIAH. You are missed. I was just texting Bri, man..its so sad..I can honestly not even describe in ANY words how horrible it feels to have your Bestfriend from Pre-k go through this man...

Bri, just want to let you know I'm here for you babe. ALWAYS & FOREVER. I hopee that whenever u need anything you contact me. I'll be here for you girl. I love you and I hope you guys find the cause of your sorrow.

Well mijo their is not a day that goes by that you are not missed we love you and miss you very much may you rest in peace ....and I pray to god the person who took your life will be found so you can rest in peace.

Dam Jesse i cant beleave your gone it hurts so much not 2 see you any more sometimes i just stay outside and look at your front yard or look over the wall to see when your going to walk out your front door. I sit at my bricks by the sidewalk and wating for you to come down your drive way hopeing it is you and nothing im looking for my big love and i cant see him any more...I even go in the house with the baby because she goes to your house and looks for you and i walk in your room lay on your bed thinking your goin to appear but nothing ever happens....I NEED YOU BACK AND MARIAH DOES 2... your little princess mariah ask 4 her daddy and she then looks at the pictures of you and she says "mommy daddy and gives you a kiss" she then says "I LOVE YOU DADDY" I ask her if she misses you and she says "Yea"I cant help but break down.... some days are better then others but overall I cry each day for you still I fell so heartlesss.Some days I blank out and rember the memories we had and all these crazy things we did because we love each other so much and no one ever understood that only me and you. Dam I rember you would always say dam babe I love you and I want to marry you and and have babies with you... Well one came true i had your baby... when the baby was born you were so proud of us because i gave you your daughter.. I rember that day i was so sacred and you were by my side saying its going to be okay i trusted you.. Dam babe I miss you so much.. I question everything and everyone why? why did this happen? why did they take you away from mariah and I? What did you ever do to deserve this all you ever wanted was your family your daugter...I dont know why the coward(s) who done this not only to you but to mariah ,me,your parents, your sister and our families you were a big part of my life aswell as our daughters and my families you made a big impact on everyone.My Life changed the day that coward(s) pulled the trigger and took you that night , not even questionnig their concious of even questioning what about his family, I cold hearted person(s) who didnt care whoes lives they were destorying not only the person who the kiled but the families. TODAY, TOMMOROW, FOREVER I WILL LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU BABE ALWAYS YOUR 1 AND ONLY BRI<3 AND DADDYS GIRL MIMI<3
LOVE YOU FOREVER BABY

jesse the homie who always made me laugh especially when i was down in the dumps..he was so funny!. i remember he was new to my high school and i befriended since then we were good homies and i miss him very much my condolences go out to his family and all the lucky people who got to know him i <3 u jesse r.i.p man, or as i used to call u "foo"

Jesse we love and miss you so much I still can't believe that you are not here it's hard to move on to let you go I try slowly so you can be at peace but I can't , I love you and miss you. It's so crazy how yur baby girl is growing up so fast looking like her daddy all she talks. About is you. I don't know how or why this happen why your life was cut so short and our daughter will never have her dad here to talk to and. Do things with but i will tell her all the memories and what you done even the pictures and some videos that. You had with her until you died. We all love you and miss you, I cannot believe that it is going to be a year with out you being here with us . It is hard to know that we all shared memories with you and we can't even talk to you about them. I want you back I want the one person that I fell in love with back I can't stop thinking about you and what happen that night why they took you from me your daughter and family . It hurts so much it's a pain that no one can describe I cry and hurt for you for our daughter it hurts so bad . I need you give us a sign to help catch the people who did this to you that destroyed our family so justice can be brought to you. I Miss you I Love you I Need you... Until we meet. Again you will always be apart of mine and your daughters life forever your always going to be in my heart you will be a piece of my heart that I am missing that Mariah is missing. TODAY TOMARROW FOREVER I LOVE YOU BABY.... Ps if anyone knows anything about what happen contact the police department to help solve his murder please for his family for our daughter she is an innocent child who lost her father for no reason. Thank You
Love You always your one and only Briana and your little girl Mariah ( Mimi)

happy birthday Jesse <3 21 yrs old thats wat u wud of been...all i wanna say is i love you <33 wish you were here to spend yur 21 bday <3 i love you and mariah loves her daddy and wishes him a happy birthday <33 we miss you so much...
r.i.p jesse saldana
09.14.90-05.16.10 <3 love youuu <3

Was anyone caught?

Seems like this father was a gang banger...live by the gang, die by the gang and leave a wake of heartbreak in your absence...Bad choice Jesse..bad choice..

so who ever you are who said this !!
"Seems like this father was a gang banger...live by the gang, die by the gang and leave a wake of heartbreak in your absence...Bad choice Jesse..bad choice.."

give me a break and if you dont have anything nice to say dont even post anything on here first of all u dont know him and secound of all you dont know the story he was NOT i repeat NOT a gang banger !!!!

a father he worked and provided for his daughter the whole time so give your self a break and never come on here again !!!

— briana, this is the homicide blog, not the obituaries. You have to have thick skin when reading these posts.

The fact he was shot several times indicates someone wanted him dead for sure. Like an execution. Now what in his past or present would cause someone to hate him that badly.

— syscom3,

Honestly I could care less and the family as well about your opinion on his homicide because we know more of the story behind this then you do, you are an outsider just reading another dead latino on the street automatically being judgemental and assuming he is a gangbanger is no excuse for him being dead!
so to me it shows that you are a judgmental person towards the deceased when you dont even know the background of him!

I know it is not no obituary blog but this is not a bash site of the dead either its a homicide blog to share Memorys!! so if u dont have anything nice to say then why do you waste your time comming on here ? It obviously is not any or your bussiness

Also i do have thick skin when reading this especially because i lived this tragedy as the girlfriend and the mother of his child so my skin is thicker then you think it makes me upset when people have something negative to say when they do not even know anything about this whole incident! so you best believe my skin is real thick ! I am just keeping it real with all you that have something negative to say!

ps... you should search several because it has many meanings to it !

@ Syscom3 I still do not see u commenting on any Caucasian people blog...case in point Brian Caufield white male killed in Sherman Oaks...he was known to sell drugs from his home without a medical marijuana license....care to go comment?

— FOol
Give it up man. I've been posting here for a while and Syscom3 has commented and all races. Quit giving yourself a heart attack over it.

@ Meck...so why didn't he have a comment for that particular case that actually made it on AMW?...here's the problem I see with u two fools...u r both probably stuck at home with little to know friends and this is how u socialize with the world...I went on vacation for two and when I looked on this HR of course u two were here...get out and experience life...to harass victims families is the sign of a sociopath(since that is the word Syscom likes to often use)...as far as having a heart attack I'm in tip top shape working out 5 days a week....u should, try it sometimes then maybe u would have more compassion for ur fellow human beings....take it easy grown man

— Fool
The only fool here is, well...should I even go there? You don't challenge anyone, you troll. No one is harassing the deceased. We're just simply giving our thoughts on the situation. Maybe you're the one who needs to go out and leave the computer alone. Drop the dumbbells for a while musclehead.

@ Meck...first of all I am not a troll...I dont surf the net to make others miserable....Secondly you seem uneducated young man with the sticks and stones replies...YOu and Syscom3 are cowards that do nothing other than caue more anguish to family members of the deceased...GET A LIFE!!!!!...GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELP!!!!...Trolls are those that talk the talk but will not walk the walk...I've been on this HR for about 4 months how long have you been making negative comments?....I can go back at least 3 1/2 years....get a hobby...thoughts are those that have validity and a purpose what you and Syscom3 do is specualte...there is a BIG difference CLOWN!!!! get an education my brother(ALTHOUGH I KNOW YOU ARE WHITE...NOW I AM SPECUALATING BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS)...I do forums at several different venues and if you would like to attend let me know...I'm sure the people in the audience would like to hear some of your ignorant responses...

— FOol
This is a public forum. Anyone can post a comment here. Death is not an easy subject and gang-related deaths are even worse. If my comments are harsh, it's because I despise gangsters and the people that support them. I've been here long enough to see the trends and it's always, 'Oh, he was such a nice guy,' by all his family. They sugarcoat the person. But give it a few days and the truth comes out by all his fellow homies. Well, I skip the sugarcoating and go straight to the truth. If you don't like that, guess what?
By the way, I'm Mexican not white and I hold two BS degrees 'my brother', but that should be of no concern to you. You will not hook me into your elementary school debates. Nice trolling, CLOWN!

@ MEck you are what is wrong with American society...YOu hold two degrees I doubt that highly because you spend all of time on the DAMN internet antagonizing the grieving...GET A JOB!!!! DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE IN LIFE....if you need a job let me know I will gladly hire you to answer my phone and log in my clients...you seemed to be good at data entry...I could care less about those that are out there committing crimes as well but instead of talking down to these people I try to prevent there downfall by working with them...you are such a crab in a barrel...you and your posse of trolls have a pattern...you criticize the minorities(HEY BUT YOU ARE ONE YOU CRAB) but you rarely have anything to say about CAucasians...YOUR ANCESTORS WOULD BE PROUD OF YOU...NOT!!!!!stop being a bearer of pain because at the end of your life someone will definitely be judging your acts buddy......BTW A humanistic approach is the only way to decrease negative behaviors...since you have two BS's you should already know this but hey who are we kidding right?

— FOol
"you rarely have anything to say about CAucasians"
That's because they're rarely on here. Mexicans and blacks seem to be the majority of the homicides. But I comment on anyone. However, I have no sympathy for gangsters listed on this report, whether they are Mexican, black, white, purple, green, etc.

@ FOol
Since you are criticizing Meck & Syscom3 for their comments
Why didn't you work with this Young Man It seem to me He Lived by the streets .You Rant and Rave Put Blame On everyone else.
I feel for his Girlfriend & Baby. she said he came home everynight But Yet he was Killed several hrs Before 730am why was he on the streets @ 3-4 in the morning. we all Know being on the streets @ that time. your up to No good
Should Have been Home Like Normal working Father. Lost one More to the streets

@ Absolutlykrazy
I do my part and I can only be in one place at a time....However what you doing to make the situation better?....TO parents out there that feel like they have no hope with their children the Sheriffs run a program called the Vita program...look it up it is a great program...

@Absolutlykrazy &nd @Meck
He was a great father. Have you ever heard the phrase, "they were at the wrong place, at the wrong time."?
This was one of those times. He cared for his daughter very much and I know this because he was my best friend and he was just amazing. Just because people have nicknames it doesn't mean they're gangsters, for example, me.
You people just judge others way too much and have nothing better to do. If you knew Jesse, you would be saying the exact opposite. I think I speak for everyone, including myself, by saying please don't post on here anymore.

R.I.P. Jesse Saldana
9/14/90 - 5/06/10
I love you bro.